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Sunday, 18 January 2026

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1779
Peter Roget, of Thesaurus fame, invented Slide Rule, created pocket chessboard.
US Science & Technology 247 yrs ago
1813
Joseph Farwell Glidden, invented first commercially usable barbed wire.
US Science & Technology 213 yrs ago